Muskrat Will Be Swimming
Title | Muskrat Will Be Swimming PDF eBook |
Author | Cheryl Savageau |
Publisher | Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2006-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0884489019 |
*Notable Books For Children - Smithsonian* *Skipping Stones Book Award for Exceptional Multicultural and Nature/Ecology Books* *Wordcraft Circle Writer of the Year (Prose - Children's Literature)* *Wordcraft Circle Mentor of the Year* Although Jeannie loves her lakeside neighborhood, her feelings are hurt by her schoolmates who live in fancier homes and call her a Lake Rat. When she confides her troubles to her grandfather, he tells her about his own childhood experiences with teasing. As the story unfolds, the grandfather shares a traditional Seneca story that helps Jeannie to find strength in her Native identity and a new appreciation for the different roles that animals play in nature. This is a quiet book that celebrates family and place and the teachings of Native people. Muskrat Will Be Swimming is based on a real incident in Cheryl Savageau's life. Muskrat Will Be Swimming will help inspire classroom conversations about: Teasing and bullying Storytelling traditions and customs in Native and non-Native families The Seneca creation story and creation stories in general Traditions of the Sky Woman in Native stories Contemporary Native American families and building connections to tribal identity Native identity and mixed-blood ancestry Significance of dreams in Native culture The role of animals as teachers in Abenaki culture Animals of the forest The Abenaki view towards the natural environment The value of experiences in the natural world for children's growth F&P Text Level R
A Broken Flute
Title | A Broken Flute PDF eBook |
Author | Doris Seale |
Publisher | Rowman Altamira |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780759107793 |
The Winona dilemma / Lois Beardslee -- No word for goodbye / Mary TallMountain -- About the contributors.
Muskrat
Title | Muskrat PDF eBook |
Author | Ellen Lawrence |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780982476055 |
It's a spring day in a swamp. A small brown animal is busy swimming back and forth across a pond. The animal is hard at work collecting plants to build its home. Finally, the hungry creature takes a break from its construction work to munch on cattail stems at the edge of the water. The animal is a muskrat, and the swamp's shallow ponds and streams are its home. Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of its primary-grade audience, this colorful, fact-filled book gives readers a chance not only to learn all about muskrats and the swamp habitat in which they live, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. Built-in activities, such as estimating the weight and size of a newborn muskrat and describing the physical characteristics of an adult muskrat, give readers a chance to gain insights beyond the facts and figures.
The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver
Title | The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver PDF eBook |
Author | Thornton W. Burgess |
Publisher | Cosimo, Inc. |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1616402946 |
Chronicles the adventures of Paddy Beaver and his animal friends in Green Meadow.
Dirt Road Home
Title | Dirt Road Home PDF eBook |
Author | Cheryl Savageau |
Publisher | Willimantic, Conn. : Curbstone Press |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Poetry |
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Savageau writes of poverty, mixed ancestry, nature and family in poems that are simultaneously tough and tender. --Curbstone Press Savageau's poetry is stirring, imagistic and powerful. --Ms. Magazine.
Circular
Title | Circular PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1054 |
Release | 1937 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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Circular - United States Department of Agriculture
Title | Circular - United States Department of Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Dept. of Agriculture |
Publisher | |
Pages | 842 |
Release | 1938 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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